The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-16
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From fridays naily.l

! DisrRIcr-M. ]. SEVERANCE, JuDaE.
The trial of the case OF Ellen McBeth
as Administrative Of the estate of Coli
McBeth, deceased, vs.. John R. Ander
SON occupied yesterday afternoon ant
this forenoon and was not given to tn
jury until rhis afternoon.
The grand jury presented two NOR
indictments yesterday afternoon.
In the case of the Stenben Count!
Wire Co. vs.. Louis Belzer judgment wa
ordered for the amount claimed, b,
agreement of the parties.
At three O'Clock this afternoon the fol
lowing were arraigned on indictments
found by the grand jury:
John Ennis, Notwithstanding.
Christian Miller, DEMONSTRATING.
| Asher A. Morgan, bigamY.
Hester Ann Symonds alas Henderson
biRamy.
The above were allowed until tive
O'Clock Saturday to enter pleas.
Frank Lobdell, charged with arson
was discharged, no indictment having
been found.
From Saturdays Daily.
DIsTRICT-M. ]. SEVERANCE, JUDGE.
The trial of the suit of Hannah G.
Smith, as administrator of the estate Of
John w. Smith. deceased, W.. the Vino
ma 4 St. Peter railroad company occu'
pied the attention of the court yesterd y
afternoon and all of to-day.
The case of Richard L. Hank VS.. the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul railway
company was settled and dismissed
without costs.
In the case of Ellen McBeth, as adj
ministratrix of the estate Of Colin Nc
Beth, deceased, vs.. John r. Anderson,
the jury brought in a verdict for the de-
PENDANT.
From Mondays Daily
John Ennis, Christian Miller, Asher
A. Morgan and Hester Ann Henderson
Tor Simmonds) pleaded not guilty to the
charges preferred against them.
The trial of the case of Hannah G.
Smith, IS administrator of the estate of
John w. Smith, deceased, vs.. The Wi
mona & st. Peter railroad company occu-
pied Saturday afternoon and this fore
noon, and was not given to the jury I'M
til this afternoon. As one of the jury
men, w. A. Benedict, was sick, the trial
was conducted with eleven jurymen by
agreement of the parties.
An indictment was brought in against
Constantine Guentzel, and he was ar
raigned Saturday afternoon. This morn
ing he entered plea of not guilty.
No indictment having been found
against Adam Shigley he was discharged.
from Tuesdays DAILY FREE PREss.l
In the case of Hannah c. Smith, as
of the estate of John W.
Smith, deceased, VS.. the Winona & st.
Peter railroad, the jury, after being out
only half an hour, returned a verdict of
5000 for the plaintif-the whole
amount claimed. By agreement of the
parties a stay of sixty days was ordered
by the court to allow the defendant time
to prepare motion for new trial.
The trial of the case of Andrew Moffett
VS.. the Farmers Stock Company was be-
gun yesterday afternoon and occupied
the attention of the court all of to-day.
The grand jury presented another in
dictment yesterday afternoon.
Louis Wolff was admitted to citizen
ship to-day.
(From Wednesdays Daily.
The trial of the case of Herman Kohl
err vs.. Louis Korth was begun this fore
noon and occupied the entire day. 1t
is case of alienation of affections.
The plaintiff wants s., 800 damages from
Korth, whom he accuses of robbing him
Of his wife's affections.
In the case of Andrew Moffett vs..
The Trainers Stock Company the jury
brought in a verdict for the plaintiff of
300 and 5000 interest.
Matthias j. Sontag was admitted to cit
izenship yesterday.
No indictments having been found
against w. H. Anderson and Orsin E.
Akers, they were discharged.